Talk:Plastic Scouser
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The phrase is used enough to be in here.--Jirate 14:02, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
Since when were scousers referred to as Wollybacks by outsiders? Is that irony or something?
[edit] Removed Statement
"People on the Wirral tend to speak in a softer Scouse, and are indeed considered "posh" to their fellow Scousers."
What an poor comment I find this. The scouse heard in Birkenhead (and some of the Wallasey areas) is equally strong (if not stronger) as in the northern suburbs of Liverpool. People on the Wirral are not viewed as "posh" in Liverpool; having lived on both sides of the water throughout my life myself. This sounds like an editor either from the Wirral or anti-Liverpool trying to 'advertise' the peninsula as being a 'posh' place - hardly true! Needless to say, I've removed the statement and I wouldn't expect it to reappear without some justification at least.
The article doesn't take into account the southern suburbs of Liverpool such as Aigurth or Woolton where the scouse accent is softer and less dominant than areas like Kirkdale. 62.69.35.185 15:31, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Broader than the Wirral?
In my experience (and I'm only talking from personal experience, hence mentioning it on here first before editing the page itself), this term is used for faux-scousers outside of the Wirral too - most notably to the north of the city, for the suburbs like Crosby and Waterloo, and the towns of Formby, Ormskirk and Southport. (I've heard it used in Southport a lot - by Southport people - to negatively describe Scouse-wannabes of the town.)
Can anyone corroborate this wider usage? And if so, the article should be amended accordingly. Louparry 14:06, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
